Dispensing-carton.



W. T. LAZAR.

DISPENSING CARTON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1915.

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DISPENSING CARTON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1915.

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Patented June 5, 1917.

lllll llll l WILLIAM T. LAZAR, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DISPENSING-CARTON.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed May 22, 1915. Serial No. 29,910.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIaM T. LAZAL, a citizen of the United States,reslding 1n the city and county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Dispensing-Carton, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to dispensing cartons for interleaved paper towelsand the like wherein a pile of towels is supported and retained in anarched position within the carton and above a longitudinal slot in thelower part thereof whereby a space is maintained between the bottom ofthe pile of towels and the bottom of the carton; and the objects of myinvention are- F irst, to provide a dispensing carton for interleavedpaper towels and the like.

Second, to provide an improved dispensing carton from which theinterleaved paper towels may be easily and readily withdrawn.

Third, to provide a carton of the character described that shall be'ofsimple and cheap construction and adapted to serve as a shipping case aswell as a dispensing carton for interleaved paper towels and the like.

Fourth, to provide a dispensing carton having means adapted to preventthe edges of a towel being withdrawn from engaging the ends of the slotin the carton through which the said towels are dispensed.

Fifth, to provide an improved dispensing carton for interleaved papertowels and the like wherein a pile of interleaved paper towels aresupported and retained in an arched position above a slot so as to leavea space between the bottom of the pile and the carton, and

Sixth, to provide means whereby the carton may be easily and readilysuspended in a horizontal position.

I accomplish these several features by means of the preferred form ofthe invention disclosed in the drawings forming a part of the presentspecification wherein like characters of reference are used to designatesimilar parts throughout the said specification and drawings, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of a carton disclosingthe manner in which a pile of interleaved paper towels is supported andretained in an arched position above a slot within the carton, with onefree edge of the lowermost towel extending through the Slot. j

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. but disclosing the manner in which thewithdrawal of one towel will extend the edge of the next towel above itthrough the slot.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view disclosing the mannerin which the inverted cup-shaped ends prevent the engagement of thetowel being withdrawn with the ends of the slot.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate a hollowcylindrical car ton composed of stiff paper, cardboard or a similarcheap material having sufficient rigidity to retain a cylindrical shapeunder normal conditions. A longitudinal slot 2 extends nearly the entirelength of the carton 1 and is longer than the width'of a paper towel tobe drawn therethrough.

Inverted cup-shaped ends 3, having annular flanges 4, are insertedwithin the ends of the carton 1 in such a manner that the smooth sidesthereof will extend within the ends of the slot 2. The annular flanges4c of the ends 3 may be glued or otherwise secured within the ends ofthe carton 1 and thereby reinforce and assist in the retention of thecylindrical form thereof.

Upset lugs 6 are formed integral with the carton 1 and are placed atregular intervals throughout the length thereof an equal distance oneach side of the slot 2 and in the lower portion of the said carton 1.The lugs 6 are adapted to engage and support the sides of a pile ofinterleaved paper towels 7 or the like, and to retain the said pile inan arched position, as disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, thepurpose of which will hereinafter be more fully described.

A cord loop 8 is run through the carton 1 and held in the uppermostportion thereof by means of the flanges 4 of the ends 3, thereby forminga means whereby the carton 1 may be easily and readily supported orsuspended in'a horizontal position with the slot 2 therein lowermost.

The lugs 6 engage the pile of interleaved paper towels 7 at the sidesthereof, and as the distance between the said lugs 6, and the greatestinternal diameter of the carton 1, is less than the full width of theinterleaved pile of towels 7 it is obvious that the said pile of towelswill be'supported and retained in an arched, or self supporting,position, by the said lugs 6 and, the sides of the carton 1. A furtherfeature of the arched position is that a greater space will be,maintained between the bottom of the pile and the bottom of the carton1, so that when a towel 7 is withdrawn through the slot 2 it will havesuflicient space in which to easily and readily unfold, withoutfriction, from the bottom of the pile instead of being pulled frombetween a support, which engages almost the entire lower surface of thepile, and the said pile as in the present state of the art.

This feature is an important one for the reason that when such towelsare needed the hands of the operator are .very wet, and such moisture iseasily and readily absorbed by the towel thereby reducing it, on accountof its flimsy structure, to a pulp which will easily disintegrate andseparate that portion of the towel being held if too much friction isoccasioned when the said towel is being withdrawn.

In the. present state of the art the slot, through which the towels arewithdrawn, while longer than the width of the towel is generally shorterthan the interior length of the container thus presenting edges whichsometime engage and tear the edges of the towel.

In the present invention, however, it is obvious that as the smoothinner surfaces of the cup-shaped ends 3 extend within the ends of theslot 2 that the edges of a towel 7 being withdrawn will be preventedfrom engaging or coming into contact with the ends of the slot, asdisclosed in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

It is obvious from the foregoing that I have provided an improveddispensing carton for interleaved paper towels and the like wherein thesaid pile of towels is supported and retained in an arched, orsubstantially self supporting position, above a slot therein so that thesaid towels may not only have sufficient space to unfold from the pilebut confine myself to the precise construction shown herein but ratherto avail myself of any modification that may fall properly within thescope of my, invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a paper toweldispensing carton having a longitudinal slot in the lowerportionthereof, of a pile of interleaved towels having a greater widththan the carton and means to hold said towels in an arched positionabove the bottom of the carton.

2. The combination with a horizontal cylindrical paper towel dispensingcarton having a longitudinal slot in the lower portion thereof, of apile of interleaved towels having a greater width than the greatestdiameter o the carton and means to hold said towels in an archedposition above the bot- 7 tom of the carton.

3. A paper towel dispensing carton having a longitudinal slot in thebottom thereof and adapted to contain a pile of interleaved towels, andsuitable inverted cup shaped ends inserted within the ends of the cartonand extending within the ends of the slot whereby a towel beingwithdrawn is prevented from engaging the ends of the said slot.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my signature.

WILLIAM T. LAZAR.

